NRHP Reference # 73001703 Year built 1919 | Area 2 ha Added to NRHP 19 June 1973 | |
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Address Ion Ave, Sullivan's Island, SC 29482, USA Similar Sullivan's Island Lighthouse, Mount Pleasant Sports Co, White Point Garden, Morris Island Lighthouse |
U.S. Coast Guard Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing structure on Sullivan's Island. The property was established as a life saving station in 1891. The district contains the station house/administration building (c. 1891), boathouse (c. 1891), garage (c. 1938), and signal tower (c. 1938), which are laid out in an "L"-shaped court loosely organized around the bunker/sighting station (c. 1898). Also on the property is the non-contributing Charleston Light (ca. 1962).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
References
U.S. Coast Guard Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA